Cay Island. Makenzie climbed on board first and her
face warned her team of her annoyance.
She made the introductions and groaned
at the team’s awe. All of them were avid Hawk Carter fans and never thought to
meet him in person. The two female Biologists were swooning over him to
Mackenzie’s annoyance. Billy watched her expressions with a smile. Chase told
him she denied the baby was his, but she most definitely had a sense of
proprietorship over his nephew.
“Get back to work. We have a lot to
cover today and you don’t have the time to stand and drool!” Mackenzie snapped
at the women in particular.
“Yes, Mam!”
They all moved off to their different
stations, except for Frasier that stared at her with amazement. She never
snapped at her team. There was definitely something amiss.
Chase looked at her with a wicked
smile on his lips.
“Possessive little thing aren’t you?”
She snorted at him with murder in her
eyes.
“Don’t flatter yourself. We have work
to do. You’ve met my team, so leave. Go write or swim or flaunt your chest at
your staff … I don’t care. Just leave.”
Both Billy and Chase laughed, but he
shook his head. He rapped her on her nose and held her chin between his
fingers. He leaned closer and said against her lips.
“Not just yet, little dove. I have a
few questions to ask.”
Then he kissed her, unconcerned for
the eyes on them. He smiled at her, turned her around and slapped her on her
ass.
“Get to work, hotcakes. I don’t want
to keep you.”
Mackenzie could easily have thrown
him overboard. Just a pity it was not a shark invested area!
She stalked away and joined two of her
team members busy with final analysis of samples of micro-organisms they took
the day before. She kept an eye on Chase and saw him chatting to the two
youngest members of the team first. They of course were his biggest fans and
their smiles nearly circled their faces.
When he joined the two females she
clamped her fists against her thighs. He was all smiles and flirted as if it
was second nature. Which, she of course already knew, it was. Chase looked up
and noticed her glowering at him. He broadened his smile when he turned back to
the two women in front of him and agreed to sign their copies of his latest
book.
The one female jumped up to fetch it,
whilst the other pulled her tee-shirt up and bared her breasts. She handed him
her pen and smiled seductively, offering him her breasts.
Mackenzie lost it. Billy stood
watching and chuckled when she stormed towards the couple.
“I’d prefer you signing my bra, Hawk.
No, not at the top … here, right at the center.”
Chase always drew the line at singing
on lingerie and the only reason he took the pen was to antagonize Mackenzie. He
was on the verge of telling her to cover herself when Mackenzie hissed huskily
next to him.
“You as much as lift that pen towards
her boobs and you can swim back to your precious island! Is that clear, Hawk
Carter?”
“As crystal! Sorry, miss. Your boss
is really very particular about where I put my hands it seems.”
Mackenzie nearly socked him on his
lying mouth, but rather scowled at the blond quickly lowering her shirt.
“Get to work and we will discuss this
incident later. You are within working hours and your behavior reflects on all
of us.”
“I am sorry, Boss. It was just some
innocent flirting.”
“There is no such thing as innocent
flirting. I am not going to tell you again to get back to work.”
She watched her walk back to her station
quickly. Mackenzie turned to Chase and he swore he could feel his skin burn,
her eyes flashed so much fire at him.
“You! Get off my vessel! You have
caused enough disruptions for one day!”
“Easy, little dove. It is not good
for the baby to be so uptight.”
“Oef! Don’t you dare tell m …”
He held up his hands and retreated to
where Billy was watching with a